AN OFFERING OF UNDERSTANDING
I am honored to listen when veterans speak
Your conversations are not meant for the meek
You should be heard as long as you will talk
You have fought the fight and walked the walk
I know a soldier's memories sometimes pain
To make you uncomfortable is not my aim
I know things happened in the war
That even today shakes your very core
When your memories makes your heart sore
Don't hide your feelings behind a locked door
For not having the key
How it really hurts me
Not knowing just what to say
When your ghosts come your way
When you sometimes hurt the way you do
I know you need to give grief its due
I don't know how you feel
I only know your hurt is real
I can only imagine, it's all I can do
My friend you know it is true
Not knowing if it's close to being real
For I am not you and I was not there
But I can tell you with truth
I really care
And if I may, your ghosts,
I will share